“When David had come to the top, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his tunic torn and earth on his head.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Samuel 15 contains 37 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.